Any.do vs TaskFire

Any.do

• Personal to-do lists kept in sync between phone, desktop and web
• Households that want shared projects and a shared grocery list
• People who want task reminders delivered in WhatsApp
• Small teams that want project boards next to personal tasks

TaskFire

• Former Todo and Todo Cloud users, whose accounts carry over
• Apple users who want tasks on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch
• Families and small teams sharing lists and assigning tasks
• Location-based reminders for errands

Any.do

• Recurring tasks, location reminders, color tags and WhatsApp reminders are Premium features.
• The Family plan is fixed at 4 members; a larger group has to move to the per-member Teams plan.
• The license agreement limits refund requests to within 48 hours of purchase.
• No Linux app is listed on the vendor's site.

TaskFire

• Sharing lists, recurring tasks, smart lists and tags, and location alerts are all listed as Premium features.
• Basic accounts are limited to one reminder per task.
• The downloads page lists iPhone, iPad, Mac, web and Slack apps. Other pages mention Android and Windows, but no download for either is listed.
• The homepage plan table shows Projects under Basic, while the pricing page lists them under Premium.

Any.do

Tasks, lists and reminders

Personal to-do lists with reminders are free. Recurring tasks, location reminders and color tags are listed under Premium.

Calendar and daily planner

Calendar events and tasks are shown together, and a daily planner asks what you intend to get done today.

WhatsApp tasks and reminders

Tasks can be created and reminders received inside WhatsApp. WhatsApp reminders are a Premium feature.

Family space

The Family plan gives up to 4 members a shared space for family projects, task assignment and a grocery list that groups items by aisle.

Team boards and views

The Teams workspace has project boards with kanban, calendar, table and Gantt views, custom fields and time tracking.

Automations and templates

In the Teams workspace, automations can assign tasks, set due dates and update statuses, and more than 100 workflow templates are provided.

TaskFire

Lists, checklists and task details

Every task belongs to a list and can carry notes, comments, tags, a priority, and start and due dates. Lists can be reordered and separated with spacers.

Smart Lists

Saved filters gather tasks across lists by due date, star, tag or assignee. Accounts start with standard ones such as Important and Next seven days, which can be customized.

Reminders and location alerts

A Basic account allows one reminder per task. Premium allows up to 10 follow-up reminders, plus alerts triggered on arriving at or leaving a location.

Task parsing, email and Siri

Characters typed in a task name set its dates, priority, tags and list. Creating tasks by email or by voice with Siri is listed under Premium.

Shared lists and assignments

Lists can be shared so that tasks are assigned to people and discussed in comments, with email notifications when a shared list changes.

Team administration

The Teams plan adds a dashboard for managing members, licenses, sharing permissions and invoices under one bill, for teams of 2 to 99 people.

Any.do

• Personal$0

  Tasks and lists, reminders, calendar, daily planner and sync across devices for one person.

• Premium$4.99

  per month, billed annually ($7.99 billed monthly)

  Everything in Personal, plus recurring tasks, WhatsApp reminders, AI-powered features, color tags and location reminders.

• Teams$4.99

  per member / month, billed annually ($7.99 billed monthly)

  Everything in Premium, plus a collaborative workspace, unlimited project boards and members, 100+ workflow templates and admin permissions.

• Family$8.33

  per month for 4 members, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly)

  Everything in Premium for up to 4 members, plus a shared family space, a shared grocery list and up to 4 shared projects.

TaskFire

• Basic$0

  Tasks and checklists, reminders, comments and notes, the Quick Menu, syncing and customer support.

• Premium$2.50

  per month, billed annually ($3 billed monthly)

  Adds the AI Assistant, projects, location alerts, smart lists and tags, recurring tasks, Siri and email task creation, and shared lists with assignments.

• Teams$3.33

  per user / month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly)

  Everything in Premium plus centralized billing, flexible team size, a team admin dashboard and a priority support SLA.

Any.do

• Annual discount

  About 38% off Premium and Teams with yearly billing

  Premium and Teams cost $4.99 a month billed annually against $7.99 billed monthly, about 38% less. Family drops from $9.99 to $8.33 a month, about 17% less.

• Education

  Discounted Premium for students and educators

  The pricing FAQ says students and educators can contact Any.do's Customer Success Team for a discounted Premium offer. The amount is not published.

• Nonprofit

  Discounted Premium for people working at NGOs

  The same FAQ extends the discounted Premium offer to people working for an NGO, on request through the Customer Success Team. The amount is not published.

TaskFire

• Annual discount

  About 17% off with annual billing

  Premium is $2.50 a month billed annually against $3 billed monthly, and Teams is $3.33 against $4 per user, a saving of about 17% on either plan.